Nigerians have expressed concern over the past several weeks about the fact that they are still having to deal with rising food prices. Acco...
Nigerians have expressed concern over the past several weeks about the fact that they are still having to deal with rising food prices.
According to the National Statistics Agency (NBS), prices for cooking oil, wheat, tomatoes, yams, fish, pork, and other foods have all gone up in price during the past year.
The NBS agency reports that in the month of April 2023, food prices jumped by 22.22 percent.
One basket of tomatoes would cost between 90,000 and 100,000 naira, according to the price of food in several local marketplaces in July 2023, up from the previous price of 20,000 naira per basket.
Additionally, the price of a Tattasai basket has increased from its prior range of 12,000 to 15,000 Naira to between 40,000 and 45,000 Naira.
Other food items include Leda's Golden Penny Pasta, which comes in cartons of 20 pieces each and costs 10,200 Naira; Leda's Chicken Flavour Instant Noodles, which come in cartons of 40 pieces each, cost 8,000 Naira; and Knorr Chicken Maggi Boys, which come in huge containers and cost 21,000 Naira.
The increase in food options has also been connected to the high cost of petroleum and its distribution with the decline in the value of the Naira and the scarcity of agricultural products, in addition to the rising food prices that continue to be experienced.
Along with the obstacles posed by instability in this country, the problems that have been described have made matters even more challenging for this nation's poor.
On the other hand, some of the farmers in this nation still have to deal with the high cost of agricultural equipment, particularly as a result of the high price of contemporary pesticides and fertilisers, the difficulty in obtaining high-quality seeds, and the lack of competent farming management. summer
Emmanuel Ikechukwu, a 47-year-old householder with six families who lives in Abuja's Orozo neighbourhood, claimed that this is the first time in his life that he has ever felt strain from rising prices. Food and travel expenses.
Ikechukwu claims, "Everything in the market is so pricey that I can't bear it. The cost of things has increased despite their being no income increase.
"This is the first time in his life that he has faced the pressure of living that has been associated with the increase in the price of food and the expense of transportation.
Do we still have hope in Nigeria, he said, and why is the government making measures that make the life of the impoverished people in this country miserable?
Even though food prices are rising, several housewives still try to feed their family.
Many homes have cut back on the amount of food they purchase for their family and have ceased purchasing the essentials that they once did.
Another person who lamented the rise in food prices was Mallam Abubakar Usman, a schoolteacher who resides in the Karu neighbourhood of Abuja.
According to Abubakar, my brother and I are currently skipping meals together with my three children due to a rise in the cost of essentials at Zabin.
